1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Live to Please God
1 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. 2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. 4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—5 not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 6 Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. 7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
When we are confronted with the temptations of sexual sin, we come face to face with a choice. Will I please my flesh … my self … or will I “flee also youthful lusts” (2nd Timothy 2:22) and be pleasing to God?
“God’s will is for you to be holy…” and you can’t be in His will if you surrender your purity.
Make the choice to please God and not your flesh.
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God Bless You,
What a word of confirmation for my life. Please pray for me as I endeavor to obey God in all manner of conversation. I was helped greatly by your devotional.
Bishop Charles e. cARTWRIGHT
ccbISHOP50@AOL.COM
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